The Mediterranean's leading tourist hotspots were bracing Tuesday for a "tsunami" of losses, which could amount to hundreds of millions of euros, following the devastating collapse of British tour operator Thomas Cook.Beyond the urgent need to repatriate hundreds of thousands of tourists, industry professionals were agonising over the huge sum in unpaid bills.The British package holiday giant had established a practice of paying a hotel's bills only 90 days after the departure of the guest, raising the question of the huge sums racked up over the busy summer period, several hotel sources said.
AFP News
Sep 24, 2019
The Fox drama is back with all-new episodes, starting Monday.
Rachael Ellenbogen
Sep 22, 2019
Researchers believe they have identified the impact crater created by a massive asteroid strike on Mars. According to their study, the crater could be the point of origin of a mega-tsunami that ravaged Mars.
Inigo Monzon
Aug 05, 2019
Famous astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson issued a serious warning regarding the effects of a deadly asteroid strike on Earth. Aside from the impact, another destructive effect of an asteroid strike would be the massive tsunamis it will trigger.
Inigo Monzon
Aug 04, 2019
A freak accident at the Yulong Shuiyun Water Amusement Park in Longjing, China injured scores of tourists after authorities rule out faulty equipment for the mishap.
Caezar Sotto
Aug 01, 2019
A new study has revealed that massive earthquakes are bigger threats than global warming when it comes to sea level rise.
Inigo Monzon
Jun 20, 2019
Living animals — mostly shellfish and crustaceans, along with marine worms, sea stars, sponges and even fish — continue to arrive year after year on to the coasts of the Pacific Northwest and California.
Suman Varandani
Feb 27, 2019
The asteroid that killed dinosaurs years ago may have resulted in a massive tsunami across the globe as well.
Amesheil Perez
Jan 07, 2019
The Indonesian tsunami, prompted by the eruption of the Anak Krakatoa volcano, killed almost 300 people, and left thousands more injured and displaced.
Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan
Dec 24, 2018
A fish native only to Japan has been found in the U.S. seven years after the Asian country's massive 2011 tsunami.
Micah Ong
Dec 18, 2018
Baba Vanga, born Vangelia Gushterova, was a the blind prophet who left behind hundreds of predictions spanning decades that keep on surfacing more than 20 years after her death.
Pritha Paul
Dec 11, 2018
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has asked people staying in the threatened coastal areas to “stay alert for information.”
Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan
Dec 05, 2018
Anchorage, Alaska, was shook by a 7.0 earthquake at approximately 8:30 a.m. Friday morning, creating damage to roads, bridges, and businesses in the city.
Dawn Geske
Nov 30, 2018
The tsunami waves Friday swept ashore at the small city of Palu, on the west coast of Sulawesi island, causing severe damage.
Suman Varandani
Oct 02, 2018
The death toll, which currently stands at 832, is expected to rise sharply with several people still feared buried in debris.
Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan
Oct 01, 2018
A strong earthquake, with a 7.9 magnitude, struck about 280 kilometers southeast of Kodiak, Alaska, at about 4:30 a.m. EST Tuesday morning.
Himanshu Goenka
Jan 23, 2018
Earthquakes can shake the planet’s surface when one tectonic plate is squeezed underneath another and can be linked to either volcanic eruptions or tsunamis.
Elana Glowatz
Dec 27, 2017
Toshiba Corporation has just unveiled a device that will study the happening inside Unit 2 of the fateful Fukushima Nuclear plant in Japan.
Suraj Radhakrishnan
Dec 22, 2017
Experts warned that there was between a 7 and 40 percent chance of a magnitude 8.8 or greater earthquake striking in the ocean just south of Hokkaido.
Joe Difazio
Dec 19, 2017
Scientists warned of a potentially catastrophic magnitude 9.0 earthquake near New Zealand.
Juliana Rose Pignataro
Nov 28, 2017
The moon makes waves with the force of gravity, but earthquakes makes them bigger by changing the ocean floor.
Elana Glowatz
Nov 22, 2017
The region is along the Cascadia Subduction Zone, and compact seafloor sediments are heightening the pre-existing danger, a study claimed Monday.
Himanshu Goenka
Nov 21, 2017